I am your typical housewife living in high maintenance suburbia. I have a handsome husband, 2 kids and a flock of pet chickens. I try and feed my family with $100 a month. With the help of coupons, gardening and bartering I am able to squeeze the most out of our grocery budget and still manage to have a little fun along the way.

How to Make Kool Aid Tie Dyed T-Shirts

I have a ton of Kool Aid packets left over from my extreme couponing days, and while I don’t plan on drinking them, I can’t stand to see them go to waste. The Girl decided she was going to have some friends over to do some Kool Aid Tie Dyed T-Shirts—I am so glad someone is willing to put my waste-not-want-not mentality at ease.

These are seriously so cool, I am going to have to resist the urge not to go out and buy MORE Kool Aid. Ha. Even if you don’t have a stockpile of Kool Aid lying around, these would still make a great, inexpensive summer activity for the kids.

You will need:

Small Plastic or Glass Bowls
Kool Aid Packets {assortment of flavors for different colors on the shirts}
White Vinegar
Plastic Gloves {unless you want to look like an Oompa-Loompa for the next several days}
Rubber bands
T-Shirts
Iron

In the plastic or glass bowls, mix two packets of Kool Aid with 1 cup of vinegar. Stir until Kool Aid is dissolved completely. {You will need a separate bowl for each flavor/color}

Twist the t-shirt and secure with the rubber bands. Do it several times, all over the t-shirt.

With gloves on, dip twisted ends of the t-shirt into the bowls of the Kool Aid mixture.

Let shirts air dry a little {we let ours air dry for 2 hours for two hours}

Set the color by ironing the shirt on medium high. Make sure to use an old towel or ironing cloth between your iron and t-shirt to make sure you don’t stain your iron.

Comments

Those are cute! I was just reading about making your own snow cone/shaved ice syrups with Kool Aid.
I haven’t made tie dyed t-shirts since I did it with my teenaged friends back in the early 70s! Sounds like a fun thing for a hot summer day.